I downloaded King's Court a while ago from Pilotgear because
I was curious to see what a card game would look like on the Pilot. I
have played many card games in the past on my own computer and they are
good for one thing: passing the time. King's Court fits that description
perfectly.

The game itself is pretty straightforward. You start out with a 4x4 grid
and have a deck of cards on the left of the screen. The goal of the game
is to put face cards into the correct spots. You are supposed to put kings
in the corners, queens on the sides, jacks on the top and bottom. The
rest of the cards can be placed in the middle. You place the cards on
the board one at a time. You'll soon realize that you can't just find
the face cards and put them where you want them. You have to be strategic
about your placing so that when the face cards come up in the deck you
can put them where they belong.

When I first played this game I was trying to kill an hour. I read the
instructions and then played the game about ten times, losing each time.
What's nice about the game is that if there is no chance of winning, the
game tells you so instead of requiring you to play it out to the finish.
Of course, after a little while I started winning so I had a much better
outlook on the game.

Ratings Defense
This game is a great time waster. I don't really know how challenging
it is, but it definitely can take a while and is addictive.

For Quality I gave King's Court 3 Geekheads. The game itself
doesn't require much flair, but it was packaged with easy-to-understand
instructions. For Geekness, I gave King's Court 1 Geekhead. I
didn't find the game particularly geeky, but it didn't have any flaws
either.

The creator of King's Court asks that if you like the game you
should send $12 to David Bontempo, or register the game at http://www.pilotgear.com.
Unless the game gets a little more exciting (somehow), I can't see recommending
you to pay $12 for it.